National Action: Five arrested on suspicion of being members of banned neo-Nazi group
Detectives also raiding 'a number of properties'
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Five people have been arrested on suspicion of terrorism offences over their suspected membership of the banned far-right National Action group.
West Midlands Police said it had detained three men, a woman and a 17-year-old boy on Wednesday, and was carrying out further raids in connection with the investigation.
The force said in a statement: “All five are being held at a police station in the West Midlands.
“The arrests were carried out by West Midlands Counter Terrorism Unit in conjunction with CTP North East and East Midlands CTIU.
“A number of properties are being searched in connection with the arrests.
“The arrests were pre-planned and intelligence-led.”
Those arrested were:
- A 22-year-old man from Birmingham
- A 23-year-old man from Halifax
- A 22-year-old woman also from Halifax
- A 28-year-old man from Birmingham
- A 17-year-old boy from Nottingham
Being a member of a proscribed group is an offence under section 11 o the Terrorism Act.
National Action was outlawed in December 2016.